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Yes Prime Minister, Discussing Trident

Name: Yes Prime Minister, Discussing Trident
Description: A two-minute Yes Prime Minister scene in which Sir Humphrey persuades Jim Hacker to buy Trident, using tortured logic about nuclear deterrence.

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1 HN user recommended this comedy video1 month2014–2025 score 1

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HN mostly quotes it as a joke about the nuclear missile Harrods would sell, and one commenter praises the show as political education.

A two-minute Yes Prime Minister scene in which Sir Humphrey persuades Jim Hacker to buy Trident, using tortured logic about nuclear deterrence.

“one of the UK's best contributions to political education and entertainment” (HN, 2025)

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@rswail Nov 2025 Recommends

on HN thread How the UK lost its shipbuilding industry

Voted up just for the reference to Yes Prime Minister, one of the UK's best contributions to political education and entertainment. On the other hand, there's Sir Humphrey's opinion on Trident. "It's the nuclear deterrent Harrods would sell." [this video]

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@masterstatesman Feb 2014 Makes a joke

on HN thread Letters of Last Resort

I love this part as well, when Sir Humphrey is arguing for Trident: [this video] "In the world of nuclear missiles, it is the Savile Row suit, the Rolls Royce Corniche, the Chateau Lafite 1945. It is the nuclear missile Harrods would sell you."

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@chadcmulligan Jan 2020 Makes a joke

on HN thread The Era of the Trident Engine

Thought the same - always think of this when I hear Trident - the nuclear Missile Harrods would sell [this video]

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